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Got 3 or 4 bats out front of the house again tonight, they have been with us for a good few years but not seen anything of them just recently, just assumed they’d moved on?! Not too well up on bats and they’re goings ons? theyre great to watch and look at on a late evening. Half expected to find clues on where they’d been living when i re-roofed house at front, but nothing!?? Maybe in next doors roof space??! They seem to fly very close to house, generally at gutter height, but they fly in a loop, takes approx 10 seconds at most before they come back past, which is whats making me think they are living very near by??! Would take some pics but i’m not quick enough really!

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Got 3 or 4 bats out front of the house again tonight, they have been with us for a good few years but not seen anything of them just recently, just assumed they’d moved on?! Not too well up on bats and they’re goings ons? theyre great to watch and look at on a late evening.
Half expected to find clues on where they’d been living when i re-roofed house at front, but nothing!?? Maybe in next doors roof space??! They seem to fly very close to house, generally at gutter height, but they fly in a loop, takes approx 10 seconds at most before they come back past, which is whats making me think they are living very near by??! Would take some pics but i’m not quick enough really!

Splendid however don't put up fly paper in loft or nearby or the lil buggers get stuck to it. Good to hear they are still there after works. K

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Ah, I should have linked to Khrissssss' post for that to make any sense! Bats -

We've got 2! As I discovered after an eco mate found fresh poo upstairs in the barn.

So far they're likely to have cost about £250 each since the planning app for the barn conversion required a bat survey - which found the 2 after several hours of watching and listening (with audio gadgets) and 2 weeks of remote audio sensors in the barn. Now need another emergent (sunset) survey to absolutely pin down where they are emerging from after the initial indications of the first survey.

It was quite cathartic to sit quietly for about 2 hours from 30 mins before sunset focussing on 1 particular area of roof. Can't remember the last time I sat quietly for 2 hours and just listened to the world....

Depending on the answer, it could be the end of a beautiful friendship before it’s even had a chance to blossom...

.. Well I ain't dating one, if that's Wot you ment 😆 nope, tiz embankment undermining. If they occupy sett. Will get licensed exclusion fencing n gating to get them moved on. Shooting Is an option here. But not one I would even offer to client. K

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